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Where does “sandal” come from?

sandal (Danish) comes from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον, from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து.

sandal (Danish): a sandal

Definitions

  1. a sandal

Ancestry of “sandal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsandaliumslipper; sandal
2Ancient Greekσανδάλιονsandal
3Ancient GreekσάνδαλονA sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
4Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
5Tamilசாந்து—

Words derived from “sandal”

  • sandali
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